The timeless elegant RAe TEE II # 1053 TRANS EUROP EXPRESS trainset from 1961, now running for SBB Historic, is on a charter journey from Bellinzona to Yverdon-les-Bains, running on the uppermost level of the loops at Wassen, on the Gotthard north ramp.

The crack passenger trains in Europe before the high speed era (1956-1080's). They were day 1st class only trains, and seat reservation was compulsory, quite a distinctive feature at a time when one could board most trains without a reserved seat or bed.